The Flipper Zero creators have a new tool to fight work distractions

is a senior reporter who’s been covering and reviewing the latest gadgets and tech since 2011, but has loved all things electronic since he was a kid. The creators of the Flipper Zero, a sort of electronic Swiss army knife for communicating with other devices, have come up with another tool that’s designed to boost productivity and reduce distractions. The Busy Bar is a customizable app-connected pixelated display that lets others know when you need to be left alone to focus, but it can also be used to help with self-motivation and sticking to a schedule or routine. A large button on top of the Busy Bar can be manually pressed to change your status, while a scroll wheel lets you adjust a countdown timer. Image: Flipper Devices At its most basic functionality, the Busy Bar is an oversized timer with an eight-hour battery and a prominent 72 x 16 LED pixelated screen on the front that can display preset or custom status messages next to a countdown timer. Pressing a large button on the ... Read full article.